No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

Everyone in the room fell silent, especially Wyatt and Xenia. After all, Donovan had always been the authoritative figure in the family. No one had ever seen him treated like this before.

After getting slapped, Donovan's gaze darkened, but he quickly regained his composure. Still, he sounded harsh. "Mia, even if Noelle didn't do it, she's still involved."

"Do you think I'm blind? That I couldn't see what that butch just did?" Mia was clearly annoyed. "My legs may not be good, but my eyes work just fine."

Donovan had no response to that. In the end, he turned to Xenia. "Come here!"

Xenia hesitated. She didn't want to admit what she had done. Damn it. How did that crippled woman catch her in the act?

Before she could react, Wyatt stepped in and shielded her from Donovan. "Donovan, I was the one who made the decision to let Xenia wear the dress. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Why are you making things difficult for her? Don't forget, she has done a lot for the Liddell family."

Wyatt's guilt-tripping left Donovan speechless.

Donovan pointed at him angrily. "Who are you to talk to me like this?"

"If you're going to protect Ms. Cantrell, then I'm going to protect Xenia." Wyatt was sure of himself as if he had done nothing wrong. Meanwhile, Xenia hid behind him.

Donovan roared, "Are you two trying to drive me insane?"

Noelle couldn't help but laugh, watching the scene unfold. She never expected Wyatt's attempt at manipulation to backfire on Donovan. How entertaining.

Donovan turned his gaze to Noelle. "Do you find this funny?"

Noelle nodded. "It's pretty funny. And honestly, Wyatt's not wrong. Xenia has done

a lot for the Liddell family. You being so aggressive doesn't seem fair."

Since the stage was set, Noelle didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.

Didn't Donovan love using the moral card on others? Now that it was affecting his own interests, Noelle was curious to see if he still upheld his so-called principles about family bonds.

Donovan was furious at Noelle's provocations.

He tugged at his tie and turned to Mia. "I had no idea the dress was given to Xenia. I'll make sure to explain later. For now, let me take you back to your private room."

He needed to get Mia out of there. Otherwise, things would only get more difficult to handle.

But Mia didn't budge. Instead, she pointed at Xenia. "I'm nice. I'll drop the matter if she takes off my dress right now."noveldrama

Donovan frowned. "But Xenia doesn't have a change of clothes with her."

"That's her problem. Since when do I have to consider the feelings of a thief?" Mia growled.

She had overheard Xenia's arrogant words in the restroom earlier. Seeing her feigning innocence infuriated Mia even more. She hated two-faced people like this.

Mia refused to back down. "I don't care. She needs to take the dress off right now, or this won't be over."

Wyatt scoffed. "It's just a dress. If you marry my brother and become the Liddell family's daughter-in-law, what's the big deal about letting your sister-in-law wear one of your dresses?"

Donovan shot Wyatt a warning look, signaling him to shut up.

Mia remained calm as she stared at

Donovan. "Is everyone in your family this shameless? Maybe I need to rethink our relationship. I have no intention of becoming a woman who

sacrifices everything for her

boyfriend's family." . to

Donovan clenched his jaw. "Mia, this is just a misunderstanding!"

"I don't want to hear any more excuses. Either she takes off the dress right now,

or we break up!" Mia's stance was firm.